Kenneth E. & Jacqueline A. Wheeler
Grain Farmworker Job in Valier, MT
Temporary full time position from 3/15/2023 to 11/15/2023. Worker will
be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of
wheat, barley, canola, alfalfa, lentils, and chick peas. The majority of
the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be
related to general farmwork. General Farm Work will include the
following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farm
implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize
and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm
machinery; operate John Deere AMS equipment; assist in spraying fields
with herbicides and fungicides (according to appropriate restrictive use
laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from
crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field;
paint/clean/repair/maintain farm structures; replace/repair fencing;
perform general clean up of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks;
operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing
duties. Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines:
connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water
distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to
start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at
specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or
plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe
sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel
lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across
fields at specified intervals. Pivots: push on switch that activates
circle sprinkler system. Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded
irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of
field; shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches
in high areas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when
bordered section is flooded; open gate or connect pipe to underground
pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch; siphon
water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated
areas; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments
to appropriately channel water; mix and apply proper solutions to fill
holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs to
metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and
gates. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage
and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate,
adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive
chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to
ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble,
service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.
To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the
worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at
least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of
4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions. In view of the
statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service (ES) as
a no-fee labor exchange that is as a forum for bringing together
employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) nor the State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are
guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on
job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or
recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the
ETA or a SWA is in any way a party.